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Good, Bad and Mad: Andrew Rosenthal on the News Good, Bad and Mad: Andrew Rosenthal on the News
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Times Insider delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how news, features and opinion come together at The New York Times. In this podcast, Andrew Rosenthal, a Times Op-Ed columnist, talks about the news — the good, the bad and that which makes him mad.Times Insider delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how news, features and opinion come together at The New York Times. In this podcast, Andrew Rosenthal, a Times Op-Ed columnist, talks about the news — the good, the bad and that which makes him mad.
What is Andrew Rosenthal mad about this week? Donald J. Trump’s rise, says Mr. Rosenthal, has provided a platform for some of the “most appalling people in national politics,” including Newt Gingrich (“a narcissist, just like Trump, with a history of treating women badly”) who made news this week when he took jabs at the Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly.What is Andrew Rosenthal mad about this week? Donald J. Trump’s rise, says Mr. Rosenthal, has provided a platform for some of the “most appalling people in national politics,” including Newt Gingrich (“a narcissist, just like Trump, with a history of treating women badly”) who made news this week when he took jabs at the Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly.
“With any luck,” says Mr. Rosenthal, “if Hillary Clinton is elected, we won’t have to hear from Newt Gingrich again — ever.”“With any luck,” says Mr. Rosenthal, “if Hillary Clinton is elected, we won’t have to hear from Newt Gingrich again — ever.”
Bad news of the week: Less than two weeks from the election, says Mr. Rosenthal, we are faced with all kinds of important issues we are not talking about; one of these is gun control, and Mr. Rosenthal has some thoughts about the issue and the Second Amendment.Bad news of the week: Less than two weeks from the election, says Mr. Rosenthal, we are faced with all kinds of important issues we are not talking about; one of these is gun control, and Mr. Rosenthal has some thoughts about the issue and the Second Amendment.
Last, the good news. It comes from Cleveland, where the Indians, a team that has not won a series since 1948, played against the Chicago Cubs, which has not won since 1908. In a blast of poesy, Mr. Rosenthal, quoting his wife, Mary Beth, reflects on the contest of underdogs that is this year’s World Series, and pronounces baseball a game that is “all about heart.” Plus, says Mr. Rosenthal, “it’s an American game, a great series, and it is not about the election. Last, the good news. It comes from Cleveland, where the Indians, a team that has not won a series since 1948, played against the Chicago Cubs, which has not won since 1908. In a blast of poesy, Mr. Rosenthal, quoting his wife, Mary Beth, reflects on the contest of underdogs that is this year’s World Series, and pronounces baseball a game that is “all about heart.” Plus, says Mr. Rosenthal, “it’s an American game, a great series, and it is not about the election.”
Susan Lehman is host.Susan Lehman is host.